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Once more I’ve been accused of being complicated. The funny thing is, as usual, the accuser did not point out where the complication is… she simply said that I am complicated.

And I agree with her. I am complicated, there’s no denying it. It’s just that this sort of complication is relatively simple for me to handle. I am used to all sorts of complications. Some people can’t handle complications - fortunately for me, I am not one of them.

This is not the result of me trying to make life difficult. It is quite the opposite. Life is complicated as it is, to think of it as something simple is simply foolish. Every second that passes by is one second closer to death. And this, is a prospect we all know we must face - yet most of us prefer to bury our heads in the sand.

What is life? what is consciousness? what’s the meaning of life? …such questions are deemed to be too complicated to answer. And any answer is open to interpretation… and subsequently open to debate. Yet, we know that these sort of philosophical questions are valid questions - and those that raise interest, well, at least for me.

I am not going to answer those questions by the way. Unless the subject is at least as complicated as I am, there’s no way I can explain to him how 10 billions+ of his neuron (and their subsequent neuro-transmitter) inside his cranium works.

Complexity is inherent in our universe. Our left brain-hemisphere controls our motoric system on the right part of the body. The image that is captured by your retina is actually inverted, the focus of your lens falls just ahead of your retinas. And the image that is captured by your left eye’s retina is processed in your right brain-hemisphere.

That is simple biology.

Now, to the complexity of society and it’s subsequent ideological structural support systems. We live in an era where democracy and free market capitalism are championed - and yet, so little people I know really know the essence of democracy & free market Democracy is the process in which society choose the people who will get the blame. Free market is the process in which goods’ prices are determined by the greed of the market.

Here’s a little puzzle: we all know China is a communist country, and India is a true democracy. Both have over 1 billion population, both have similar resources profiles. And yet, the economy in China is expanding rapidly and India is stalling. Why? It looks as if we’re seeing a paradox. Is communism more compatible with free market economy?

That is simple socio-ideology talk.

Complexity is there in all aspects of life. If I am complicated, it’s not because I am trying to complicate things - it’s because things are complicated as they are. There’s something serene about seeing complexities. It renders us humble.